Cloth gauge



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W. H. O NEILL CLOTH GAUGE Filed NOV. 16, 1925 lllllllllmlll HIUIIIIIIU llllllllllllllll @Romeu Patented Jaim 4, 1927.

narran 'STATES CLOTH Ganan.

Application filed November My present invention has to do with weaving and more particularly silk Weaving; and

it contemplates the provision of a cloth gauge, designed more particularly for use as an adjunct of a silk weaving leoni and possessed of the practical advantages and the capacity ol' function hereinafter ascribed to it.

`With the foregoingr.,Y in mind, the invention in all of its details will be fully ninlerstood from the folloif'ing description and claii'ns 'when the saine are read in connection with the ydrawings, accoinpanying;v and forming; part of this speci fication, in which Figure 1 is a top plan vien' showing so much of a silk Weaving` loom as is neces.` ry to illustrate the application of my inventioin my novel 'gauge being shown in working position by full line and in idle position by dotted line.

Figure 2 is an venlarged perspective shoviing my improvement per se.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail 'vieiv shoiv ing the cloth engaging part of the improvement.

Similar numerals of reference designate correspendingparts in all of the views of the drawings.

I show in Figure 1 a portionof the frame 1 of a Qilk loom.` `and in furtherance of the preferred embodiment of my invention a bracket 2 is superposcd on and fined to one of the sides of the said frame`r the said bracket having an upst'andiner portion 3, Fi gares 1 and 2 from which entends toward the reed a carrying' member 4. The said carrying member for adjustment purposes is threaded at 5, and is loosely extended through an aperture in the upright bracket portion 3? and is equipped at opposite sides of said bracket portion B With nuts 6 and 'i'. Manifcfftly by virtue of this provision, the carrying member t may be nicely adjusted with respect to the bracket portion 3. Connected to and extending' laterally from the carrying' member 4 is a rod 8, the said rod being: designed to overhang the woven cloth as appears in Figure 1. rlhe said rod 8 .is in the nature of a rock shaft and is preferably associated with the carryingmember i in such manner that the element 8 may be adjusted iu the directionrof its length. It is Within the purview of my invention to conneet the elements 4 and 8 in any manner consonant with the adjustable capacity ascribed to the rod 8. I prefer, however, to bifur- 'of being placed in idle pea 1e, 1925. serial no. 69.540.

Acate the vfornf'ard portion of the carryinn` member -t to iirovideclamping jaws E) which are connected by a screw 10 as best shown in Figure 2,

ln addition to the eienients named, my in'iproi'fement includes an arm ll 'Winches'- tends 'from the roe 8 tmvard the reed. and is provided at its extremity with a cloth cn- 'gaging element 12. rlhe arm ll is swingable in a vertical plane so as io be capable i ion over the 'woven cloth as appears in dotted lines in Figure 1. Said 'arm 1l characterized by the cloth engaging?r element 12 may be of any construction consonant with the purposes of my invention, though l prefer to have the arm comprise a tubular portion 13' on the rod 8, and provided with a longitudinal slot '11i and a plunger 1.5 telescopically arranged in the tubular portion 13 and having;` f stud limovable in the slot 14 and alsoliavine at its forward end a T-he'ad 1"?, Vthe oppositely y directed portions. of 'which fare separated by an inter-venirneV space or bifurcation 1S in Ywhich is locatedthe `cloth engaging` element 1Q, the said element 12 l'eing` illustrated 'as in the form of a knife blade ivitlra sharpened rear edge 19 disposed at right angles to the plunger 15. A spring 20 ifs arranger/rlV in the tube 18 and back of the plunger for the purpose of enabling' the plunger to move toward the left .in Figure 3 for an important purpose hereinafter set forth.

On account of the lightness of the engagement there is no liability of the sharpened rear edge 1f.) of the blade or element 12 cut tino; -or fr: yin;1 the strands `of the fabric.

' The primary purpose of my improve-ment is to render it `feasible to avoid-the leaving of marks in crepe cloth when the loom is stopped in order to permit of the picking out of any flaws that may be Woven into the cloth, and to accurately stop the loom in such manner that a perfect joining is attained. After sufficient filling: has been picked out or removedlfor th-eielimination of the flaw developed in the silk it is essential that the cloth be again ti nhtened. Heretofore it has been practically impossible to tighten the cloth Without the leavinfr in the cloth of a heavy mark or else leavinefy in the cloth an open space at the point Where the Weaving was resumed. My novel device has been successfully used in practice, and has practically demonstrated its capacity to eliminate the objectionable condition ren Iii ferred to in the weaving of crepe cloth. This will be readily appreciated when it is stated that when cloth is to be pressed subsequently to the elimination of a flaw, the cloth is loosened so that the woven cloth goes back toward the harness to the extent of about a half of an inch. The gauge is then tipped `forwardly or toward the harness so as to occupy the full line position shown in Figure I. The cloth is then tightened until the element l2 designated the cross engaging element drops over the edge of the woven cloth and between threads of the warp. When the element l2 so drops, the cloth is in precisely the correct position for a resumption of the weaving operation, and thereupon the gauge is swung back to the idle dotted line position shown in Figure l and the weaving is resumed, and by virtue of the operation set forth the cloth will be without any signs or marks because. of the stoppage. alluded to.

The spring 20, Figure 8 serves the important function of averting damage to lthe reed in the event of the weaver forgetting to position the gauge on the woven cloth before starting the loom.

Notwithstanding the important capacity of function ascribed to my novel gauge, it will be noted that the gauge is simple and inexpensive in construction, is easy to install and is convenient to operate in the manner and for the purpose indicated.

IVhile I have precisely described the illustrated embodiment vof my invention in order `to impart an exact understanding of said embodiment in all of its details, I do not desire, to be understood as confining myself to the specific construction and relative arrangement of parts as shown, my invention being defined by my appended claims within the scope lof which structural inodications and modifications in arrangement may be made without departure from my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is

1. A loom attachment for the purpose set forth, comprising a bracket adapted to be fixed on one side of a loom frame, a carrying member connected to said bracket and extending therefrom toward the reed, a rod adjustably connected to said carrying member and extending laterally therefrom and adapted toY overhang the woven cloth in a loom, an arm vertically swingable on said rod and extending in the direction of the length of the cloth, and an element carried by said arm and adapted to drop over the edge of the woven cloth and between the warp threads, the said elements being spring influenced and being arranged to avert damage to the reed in the event ofthe weaver 'forgetting to position the gauge on the woven cloth before starting the loom.

2. A loom attachment for the purpose set forth, comprising a bracket adapted to be fixed to one side of. a loom frame, a carrying member connected to said bracket and extending therefrom toward the reed, a rod :uljustably connected to said carrying inember and extending laterally therefrom and adapted to overhang the woven cloth in a loom, an arm vertically swingable on said rod and extending in the direction of the length of the cloth, and an element carried by said arm and adapted to drop over the edge of the woven cloth and into the warp threads; the arm including a spring backed plunger, and the plungerI having a T-head and a bifurcation between the oppositely dir eted portions of the T-head, and the said cloth engaging element being in the form of a knife blade disposed and fixed in the said bifurcation.

3. The combination of a plunger for the purpose set forth, said plunger having a T- bead and a bifurcation between the oppo sitely directed portions of said T-head, and an element for dropping over the edge of woven cloth and into warp threads; the said clement being in the form of a knife blade, and being fixed in the said bifurcation.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

WALLACE H. ONEILL. 

